Lead Frontend Network Architect for AI Infra

TensorWave; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Pet & Legal Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

TensorWave is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to own the front-end network architecture for large-scale AI and GPU‑accelerated infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to uphold standards for excellence and impact, enabling scalable, secure networking across data centers and edge environments.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of data center networking, deep expertise in high‑speed Ethernet and multi‑vendor environments, and hands-on experience with BGP, traffic

Qualifications

• BS in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of data center networking experience.
• Experience with very large Ethernet fabrics and large-scale edge networks.
• Strong hands-on experience with BGP, traffic engineering, and high-availability designs.
• Experience with 100G–400G+ Ethernet environments.
• Familiarity with optical standards and transceiver types and working with carriers.

Responsibilities

• Own front-end network architecture - DCI, edge, ingress/egress, and control-plane networks.
• Architect and operate large edge and service networks.
• Design scalable Ethernet architectures.
• Define routing, segmentation, and isolation strategies.
• Lead hands-on deployment, validation, and troubleshooting in new data centers.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, standards, and long‑term growth models.
• Own relationships with network carriers and service providers.
• Collaborate with platform team for Kubernetes-centric network solutions.
• Partner with Back End Network Principal to define interfaces between front-end and RDMA back-end fabrics.

Skills

Data center networking

BGP & traffic engineering

100G–400G Ethernet

Multi‑vendor: Juniper, Cisco, Arista

Kubernetes networking concepts

Automation scripting: Python/GO

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

NOS: Junos IOS-XE NX-OS EOS SONiC

Job description

TensorWave is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to own the front-end network architecture for large-scale AI and GPU‑accelerated infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to uphold standards for excellence and impact, enabling scalable, secure networking across data centers and edge environments.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of data center networking, deep expertise in high‑speed Ethernet and multi‑vendor environments, and hands-on experience with BGP, traffic